Eye shade



S. MAHLMANN EYE SHADE Filed Aug. 5 1921 Patented Get. 23, 1923.

ll g'ES SOPHY MAHLMANN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

EYE SHADE.

Application filed August 5, 1921. Serial No. 490,009.

1 '0 all whom it may concern Be itknown that I, SOPHY MAHLMaNN, a'citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State ofMaryland, have im'ented certain new and useful Improvements in an EyeShade; and I do hereby declare the followino to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention provides protective means for the eyes against glare andstrong light whether artificial or natural, and aims to provide a shadewhich may be reduced to a small size for convenience of carrying in thepocket or purse as desired.

The invention contemplates a shade and a frame. The frame may consist ofa pair of eye glasses or be of special formation and devoid of glasses,the construction beingsuch that the frame and shade may be folded to beconveniently carried in a case or the pocket.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves asthe nature of the invention is understood.

While the drawing illustrates an embodiment of the invention it is to beunderstood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions andrequirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor detailsof construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature ofthe invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawing forming a part of thespecification,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shade applied to the frame of a pairof eye glasses,

Figure 2 is one form of shade blank, the dotted lines showing the folds,

Figure 3 is another form of shade blank, the dotted lines illustratingthe folds,

Figure 4 is a front view of a frame and shade applied thereto,

Figure 5 is a detail view showing one form of shade attaching means,

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 showing a different form of shadeattaching means.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and designated in the several views of the drawings by likereference characters.

The shade A is constructed of an elongated blank of sheet material, suchas paper or textile, which is sulliciently stiff to maintain therequired shape when in service. The blank 1 illustrated in Figure '2 hasits opposite end portions 2 widened and its outer edge 3 practicallystraight and its inner edge 4 curved to insure a close and comfortablefit on the forehead. The blank 5 shown in Figure 3 is curved throughoutits length and the inner and outer edges are practically parallel. Theintermediate portion of the shade blank is reversely folded, whereby toenable the shade to be easily reduced to a small size for convenience ofcarrying in the pocket or purse. The end portions or of the blank remainflat to occupy a pendant position and shade the eyes laterally or at thesides. The blank may be of any length and width and formed of anysuitable sheet material which may he finished in any manner to present aneat and pleasing appearance. The shade may be secured to eye glasses ofany style provided with temples or side stays, it being essential thatsuch side supporting elements be provided for attachment of the shadethereto.

Any suitable fastening means may be employed for connecting the shade tothe temples or side stays of eyeglasses or a specially constructedframe. As shown in Figures 1 and 5 the shade A is provided near each endwith a keeper 12 to receive a temple, side stay or like part of an eyeglass frame or like supporting means. Figure 6 shows a clip 13 attachedto the shade as frame engaging means.

It is proposed to provide a supporting frame, such as indicated inFigure 4 for the shade A. This frame comprises bows 2'. which arepivoted or hingedly connected and temples or side stays 3 pivoted to theouter ends of the bows 2. The frame thus provided is adapted to befolded into compact form and together with the shade may be placed in acase (not shown) for convenience of carrying in the pocket or purse.

The shade may be attached to the frame of ordinary eye glasses asillustrated in Figure 1. the fastening means engaging the temples orside stays 3.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is i 1. An eye shadeconsisting of a flexible sheet having a portion normally substantiallyhorizontally disposed adapted to rest on eye glasses above the lensesand end portions adapted to depend from said portion adjacent the endsof the lenses, the sheet being extensible intermediate said portions tolit eyeglasses oi dill'erent sizes and to enable folding of the endportions in substantial parallelism toward each other with said firstportion folded therebetween when the shade is not in use, and meanssubstantially midway ot' theupper and lower ends and adjacent the rearof said portions serving dually to secure said end portions to thetemples of the eyeglasses and maintain said end portions in dependingposition.

2. An eye shade consisting of a flexible sheet havinga portion normallysubstantially horizontally disposed adapted to rest on eve glasses abovethe lenses and end portions adapted to depend from said portion adjacentthe ends of the lenses, means serving dually to secure said end portionsto the temples of the eye glasses and maintain said end portions independing position and said first mentioned portion being ribbed forlongitudinal expansion to fit eye glasses of different sizes and toenable folding of the end portlons in substantial parallelism towardeach other with said first portion folded therebetween when the shade isnot in use.

3. An eye shade consisting of a. flexible sheet having a portionnormally substantially horizontally disposed adapted to rest on eyeglasses above the lenses and end portions adapted to depend from saidportion adjacent the ends of the lenses, means serving dually to securesaid endportions to the temples of the eyeglasses and maintain said endportions in depending position, the inner edge of the first mentionedportion being concave and the inner edges of the end portions beingconvexed tofit the head, said first mentioned portion being ribbed forlongitudinal expansion to fit eyeglasses of different sizes and toenable folding of the end portions. in substantial parallelism towardeach other with said first portion folded therebetween when the shade isnot in use.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SOPHY MAHLMANN. Witnesses JOHN C. Tossom, MARY HAJEK.

